Safety razor



Dec. 15, 1925. 1,565,680

w, I. SILVERWOOD SAFETY RAZOR Filed May 25, 1925 amnion [ugly I ISZZVOMOZ Patented Dec. 15, 1925.

UNITED STATES WESLEY L. SILVERWOOD, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

SAFETY RAZOR.

Application filed May 25, 1925. Serial No. 32,754.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WESLEY L. SILVER- wooo, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety Razors, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description This invention relates to safety razors and has particular reference to means formed as a part of the razor itself by which the skin is formed into ridges as the razor is drawn across the face thereby presenting the heard in the most favorable manner for removal and simulating the process often used in conjunction with ordinary razors; namely, the forming of the skin into a ridge with1 one hand while shaving with the other han It will be understood of course, that while in the present embodiment of the invention the improvement is employed in connection with a Gillette razor, it may be equally well employed with other types of safety razors.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the novel razor in assembled relation.

Figure 2 is a sectional view through the several parts of the razor, the same being in position for assembling.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary end elevation of the assembled razor, and;

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the razor.

Referring to the drawings more in detail the numeral 1 indicates the bed plate of the razor provided with guard teeth 2, and adapted to cooperate with the clamp plate 3 for securing the razor blade 4 in proper po sition. The clamp plate 3, of course, carries the usual screw 5 for cooperation with the threads 6 of the handle 7 As hereinbefore stated, the novel features of the present invention reside in the pro vision of means attached to the razor 01' forming an integral part thereof by which the skin is formed into ridges when the razor is applied to the face. Such means in the specific embodiment shown comprise the are shaped ribs 8 applied to the bottom of the clamp plate 3 and extending to the edges thereof. It should be noted that while two of these ribs 8 are shown, this number may be increased or decreased as found desirable. Furthermore, it should be understood that the particular shape of the ribs 8 which are here shown in the form of a crescent may be varied between wide limits.

In the operation of this novel form of razor it will be apparent that as the same is pressed against the face in the usual manner the skin will be formed into ridges as shown at S (Fig. 1) and thereby presents the heard in the most favorable 'manner for removal.

I am aware that previous attempts have been made to secure the results here attained, but such structures have been ineffective in that the ribs were formed on the cutting blade and were too small and too numerous to accomplish the desired result.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have described what I now believe to be the best embodiment of the invention, but I do not wish to be understood thereby as limiting myself or the scope of the invention, as many changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention; all such I aim to include in the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a safety razor a substantially rectangular clamping plate and a relatively large rib extending transversely of said clamping plate so as to cause the skin to be formed into one or more ridges when the razor is in use, thereby simulating the ordinary process of shaving with an old style razor.

2. In a safety razor a clamping plate, and a pair of relatively large ribs on the exterior surface thereof, said ribs being tapered to ward the edges of the clamping plate, where- 96 by when the razor is in use the ordinary process of shaving with an old style razor will be simulated.

3. In a safety razor a substantially rectangular clamping plate, and a pair of rel- 100 atively large ribs extending transversely along the exterior surface of the plate, and

being tapered toward the edges thereof, whereby when the razor is m use the ordinary process of shaving with an old style when the razor is in use, thereby simulatlng l0 razor will be simulated. the ordinary process of shaving with an old 4,111 a safety razor a substantially recstyle razor. tangular clamping plate and a relatively large rib extending at rightangles to the VESLEY L. 'SILVERWOOD.

longitudinal axis thereof so as to cause the SklIl to be formed lnto one or more ridges 

